Aurangabad doctors ‘infuse’ new life in Jalna woman

AURANGABAD: A 23-year-old woman from Jalna, who suffered three miscarriages and ruptured her amniotic sac within 14 weeks of her fourth pregnancy, beamed with joy when she delivered a baby girl weighing 1.3kg on April 23 — thanks to the amnioinfusion process carried out by a team of doctors from Aurangabad.
Besides amniofusion, the doctors also instilled saline in her uterus and continued the pregnancy for 105 days in a “miraculous” manner to ensure not only the survival, but also the proper growth of the foetus.
Rahul Gosavi, neonatologist with Kamalnayan Bajaj hospital here, said on Saturday once the amniotic sac ruptured, the pregnancy could last upto a maximum of two weeks. Continuation of such pregnancy may have resulted in infection in the baby as well as the mother.
“Treating doctors decided to have amnioinfusion as the family was keen on having a baby and considering the history of the mother’s three abortions. The process averted the possibility of low fluid volume in the womb and negated chances of any birth defects in the foetus,” said Gosavi.
A series of foetal scans and other investigations were carried out to ascertain the well being of the foetus. At the stage of 29 weeks and five days, an emergency caesarean section was performed due to placental separation.
The baby received neo-natal care and was kept on ventilator for 7 days and was administered antibiotics and a treatment to ease her breathing. She started breastfeeding and her weight increased to 1.7kg before she was discharged from the hospital on May 25.
Besides Gosavi, the other doctors involved Rekha shinde, obstetrician at Carewell hospital, Archana Patil, foetal medicine consultant at MGM hospital and neonatologist Nikhil Pathak.